Mr. Speaker, the two remaining members of the Weber-Malakhov expedition turned back some 20 kilometres short of the North Pole last week, to walk back to Ward Hunt Island. Mr. Speaker, I know the Member is concerned about the costs of the earlier search for the third member of the expedition who walked back earlier, and I can inform the Member that the organizers of the expedition in Ottawa have been informed by the RCMP, following the expenses incurred earlier, that the expedition members were on their own from then on as far as support from the RCMP was concerned; so they went further with the knowledge and the clear understanding that the RCMP will not be responsible for any further costs associated with any rescue mission that may be necessary. Thank you.
Dennis Patterson on Question O585-12(2): Expeditions To North Pole
In the Legislative Assembly on June 19th, 1992. See this statement in context.
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Question O585-12(2): Expeditions To North Pole
Item 5: Oral Questions
June 18th, 1992
Page 677
Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
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